Address to the Ocean

O, lovely in repose! thy summer form
Is beautiful, and when thy silver waves
Make music in earth's dark and wind-
    ing caves,
I love to wander on thy pebbled beach,
Marking the sunlight at the evening
    hour,
And hearken to the thoughts thy waters
    teach,--
Eternity--Eternity--and Power.

    ~ Barry Cornwall [excerpt]